Yahoo! Maps To Support Realtime Traffic

The popular website Yahoo! is the first to launch a national service to display realtime traffic conditions on customized maps.

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December 20, 2004, 5:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

In a milestone for Internet-based traffic services, Yahoo has beefed up its existing mapping services to allow customers to plot a route from one local destination to another, and overlay traffic data such as road speeds and potential delays.

Yahoo! becomes the first site to offer this service nationally -- in the top 20 metro areas.

An example: A traffic map for Southern California.

Thanks to Chris Steins

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